Kate Duchêne
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Kate Duchêne born Catherine Anne Purves Duchêne (January 5, 1959), is a British actress. She moved to France
3 weeks after her birth but moved back to England
permanently in 1962, to the seaside town of Brighton
. Kate started to act at the age of 14. In the 1980s however, Kate briefly went to Spain
to teach English to children. She returned in 1986 for the lead in "Lucy's Play". She was also a member of Cambridge footlights in the 1980's. Duchéne is best known for her work as Miss Constance Hardbroom, the strict Deputy Head and Potions Teacher on the popular TV series The Worst Witch
. Having stayed with the programme for its three-year run, and appearing in the first episode of its 2001 spinoff
Weirdsister College
on "The All Seeing Eye", Duchêne disappointed many fans by failing to return for the second spinoff, The New Worst Witch
(2005–2006). Her more recent projects include Afterlife
, a paranormal drama series, and extensive theatre
work.
Kate has a partner robert friztgerald. She has 2 children Anna Charlotte Born April 15, 2005 and a daughter born late may / early june 2009.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
3 weeks after her birth but moved back to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
permanently in 1962, to the seaside town of Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
. Kate started to act at the age of 14. In the 1980s however, Kate briefly went to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to teach English to children. She returned in 1986 for the lead in "Lucy's Play". She was also a member of Cambridge footlights in the 1980's. Duchéne is best known for her work as Miss Constance Hardbroom, the strict Deputy Head and Potions Teacher on the popular TV series The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch is a series of children's novels written and illustrated by Jill Murphy and published by Puffin Books. The first book was published in 1974. They have become some of the most outstandingly successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 4 million copies....
. Having stayed with the programme for its three-year run, and appearing in the first episode of its 2001 spinoff
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
Weirdsister College
Weirdsister College
Weirdsister College is the sequel to successful British children's television series The Worst Witch . Weirdsister College ran for only 13 episodes and there have been no publicised talks for a returning series....
on "The All Seeing Eye", Duchêne disappointed many fans by failing to return for the second spinoff, The New Worst Witch
The New Worst Witch
The New Worst Witch is a British CITV television series about a group of young witches at a Witch Academy. It ran for 2 series from 2005-2006. The series was a spinoff from The Worst Witch which ran from 1998 to 2001....
(2005–2006). Her more recent projects include Afterlife
Afterlife (TV series)
Afterlife is a British television drama series, produced by independent production company Clerkenwell Films for the ITV network...
, a paranormal drama series, and extensive theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
work.
Kate has a partner robert friztgerald. She has 2 children Anna Charlotte Born April 15, 2005 and a daughter born late may / early june 2009.
External links
- http://www.loggods.com/pestilence/duchene/home.htm A Kate Duchene fansite called Badgers. Contains publicity photographs, filmography and accompanying screen captures and reviews, and fan-drawn art.